Sep 6, 2019
For over a week we watched a humpback whale lingering around the south end of Lopez Island on many of our trips from Edmonds and Port Townsend. This whale (temporary ID mmx6) was keen to lunge feed on bait fish congregating near the surface in this location. Here are...
Sep 5, 2019
Sometimes minke whales steal the show from the orcas! On this particular day late last month we saw J-pod orcas off the west side of San Juan Island, but multiple minke whales put on an amazing show out at Hein Bank by lunge feeding at the surface. We know everyone...
Aug 26, 2019
Many people don’t know that we often see killer whales near Seattle, in Puget Sound. In fact these sightings are becoming more and more common, especially since the transient killer whales have plenty to eat in the area (seals, sea lions, and porpoise). Our...
Jul 28, 2019
There has been quite a buzz in the Salish Sea lately about the “white killer whale”! We have been seeing a lot of this little white calf on our trips this season. The calf was first seen in fall of 2018, but the unique coloration was not evident at that...
